Burden of Mild Cognitive Impairment among the Elderly in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cognitive impairment rates are strikingly high in India's elderly, signaling urgent need for scalable detection and prevention.
This systematic review and meta-analysis quantifies MCI burden in the Indian elderly population, revealing a high pooled prevalence that reflects both India's aging demographic transition and chronic underdiagnosis in resource-limited settings. The findings underscore the urgent need for scalable MCI screening and prevention programs in the Indian subcontinent.
What the study was
- Study design
- Systematic review and meta-analysis
- Population
- Elderly adults in India with mild cognitive impairment
- Category
- Public Health
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Neurology India
Why it surfaced
SR + meta-analysis on MCI in India's elderly; massive underserved aging population with limited dementia prevention resources; informs global aging-health policy.
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